1991 Ayrton Senna OMP race used gloves with OMP certificate

Ayrton Senna – Race-Used OMP Driving Gloves (1991 Formula One Season) A remarkable and deeply personal piece of Formula One history, this pair of OMP racing gloves was race-used by legendary three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna during the 1991 Formula One World Championship season — the year Senna secured his third and final F1 World Title with McLaren-Honda. Constructed in Senna’s iconic red-and-white OMP configuration, the gloves exhibit exceptional and unmistakable signs of authentic race use throughout. Heavy wear is visible across the palms and finger areas, particularly on the right glove, which displays significant abrasion consistent with Senna’s aggressive and precise driving style. Most notably, the interior of the right glove retains traces of Ayrton Senna’s blood — a powerful and intimate detail rarely encountered in motorsport memorabilia. The blood transfer and wear patterns are understood to have resulted from continual friction between Senna’s hand, the cockpit interior, and the manual gearbox shifter during competition use. The right glove shows substantial degradation and rubbing where it repeatedly contacted the cockpit and gear lever throughout race conditions, further reinforcing the authenticity and intensity of use. The gloves are accompanied by an original OMP Racing S.r.l. letter dated March 10, 2006, signed by Marketing Manager Luigi Rossi, confirming that the gloves depicted in the accompanying photographs were produced by OMP for Ayrton Senna in 1991. The documentation originates directly from OMP’s headquarters in Ronco Scrivia, Genova, Italy. Few artifacts capture the human intensity of Formula One competition like a pair of genuinely race-used gloves. Unlike helmets or suits, gloves represent the direct connection between driver and machine — every steering correction, every gear change, every physical demand transmitted through them. In Senna’s case, they symbolize the extraordinary commitment, precision, and sacrifice that defined one of the greatest drivers in motorsport history. An extraordinary museum-quality collectible from the golden era of Formula One and one of the most emotionally compelling Ayrton Senna artifacts to emerge on the market.